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Why is the novel coronavirus apparently getting much more media attention than the swine flu of 2009?
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COVID 19: COVID 19 appears to be more contagious than H1N1. The death rate appears to be higher than for swine flu. More people have died over a short period of time with COVID 19 vice H1N1.
Answered 5/17/2020
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